China's Xi to visit U.S. in September for talks, Trump says

China's Xi to visit U.S. in September for talks, Trump says

Leaders expected to talk about artificial intelligence, U.S. president says

‌U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will discuss artificial ​intelligence with Chinese President Xi ​Jinping when he visits the United States on Sept. 24.

Xi's visit comes after ⁠the pair ⁠met during ‌Trump's trip to China earlier this year. While in Beijing, Trump invited the Chinese leader ⁠to the White House.

"President Xi is coming over on Sept. ‌24th, and we talked about [artificial intelligence] when I was over in Beijing, and we'll ​be talking about it again," ⁠Trump said.

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of ⁠State Marco Rubio and ⁠Chinese Foreign ⁠Minister Wang ​Yi discussed the need to identify ​areas ⁠of co-operation to lay the groundwork for a "very positive visit."